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About us

Research Donors was created to provide researchers with access to human blood biospecimens for optimized for use in biomedical research. Our goal is to give you access to the Right Donor, collect the Right Sample and deliver to your laboratory at the Right Time.

With an integrated sample collection and processing site, collecting whole blood and apheresis derived leukopaks, we collect, process and test fresh human biospecimen samples ready for fast delivery to locations across Europe.

We welcome the opportunity to discuss challenging project requirements and can facilitate specific protocols to match your exact collection and processing requirements.

Since 2018 we have worked with hundreds of leading biomedical research teams working in drug discovery and development, cell therapy, diagnostics, academia and more, providing them a reliable source of optimised human blood biospecimens for their research.

In 2022 we became part of Europa Biosite group, a rapidly growing life science research products business. This has given us greater reach across Europe and we are now rapidly growing our client base outside of the UK.

Get in contact to discuss how we can support you with sourcing the ideal biospecimens for your research.

What we do

We recruit healthy volunteer donors to meet the blood biospecimen requirements of our clients. To-date we have recruited more than 3,500 donors, who enable researchers to access precisely defined blood samples.

We operate from our blood donation centre and onsite processing lab in London collecting samples via whole blood and apheresis methods.

This facility is located in a highly populated and diverse community, close to the UK’s leading bioscience research centres and with excellent transport links across Europe.

We have secured a license from the Human Tissue Authority and Research Ethics Approval from the NHS Health Research Authority which demonstrate our commitment to professional standards and integrity.

Our Industry-grade procedures and documentation and consistently high sample quality have enabled us to build a customer base of more than 400 clients across the CRO, pharma, biotech, diagnostics and academic research markets.

Working with us

Research Donors is focused on building its sample collection and processing capabilities. We work in partnership with a select few partners to support our commercial interactions with customers around the world.

We are continuing to develop and expand our capabilities and we welcome the chance to discuss new opportunities and partnerships with interested researchers, as well as new potential commercial partners.